10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2016-1896
Lexmark Printer Security-Jumper Bypass Race Condition
Description

Race condition in the initialization process on Lexmark printers with firmware ATL before ATL.02.049, CB before CB.02.049, PP before PP.02.049, and YK before YK.02.049 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging incorrect detection of the security-jumper status.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 27, 2016, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1896 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lexmark printer_firmware
2 Lexmark c4150
3 Lexmark cs720de
4 Lexmark cs720dte
5 Lexmark cs725de
6 Lexmark cs725dte
7 Lexmark cx725de
8 Lexmark cx725dhe
9 Lexmark cx725dthe
10 Lexmark xc4150
11 Lexmark c6160
12 Lexmark cs820de
13 Lexmark cs820dte
14 Lexmark cs820dtfe
15 Lexmark cx820de
16 Lexmark cx820dtfe
17 Lexmark cx825de
18 Lexmark cx825dte
19 Lexmark cx825dtfe
20 Lexmark cx860de
21 Lexmark cx860dte
22 Lexmark cx860dtfe
23 Lexmark xc6152de
24 Lexmark xc6152dtfe
25 Lexmark xc8155de
26 Lexmark xc8155dte
27 Lexmark xc8160de
28 Lexmark xc8160dte
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1896.

URL Resource
http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745 Vendor Advisory
http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:printer_firmware:cb.02.048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:c4150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs725dte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs725de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs720dte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs720de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:printer_firmware:atl.02.048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:xc4150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx725dthe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx725dhe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx725de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:printer_firmware:yk.02.048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:c6160:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs820dtfe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs820dte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs820de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:printer_firmware:pp.02.048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:xc8160dte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:xc8160de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx860dtfe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx860dte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx860de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:xc8155dte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:xc8155de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx825dte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx825dtfe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx825de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:xc6152dtfe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:xc6152de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx820dtfe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx820de:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745 No Types Assigned http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CWE CWE-254
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

9.37 }} -0.98%

score

0.92019

percentile